UniVerseCity

The university for mixing engineers

Behind every song you love is a mixer.

UniVerseCity is where mixing engineers train to expert level, link up with artists and producers, and finally get the shine they deserve.

Everything inside your membership.

One membership replaces the ear-training app, the masterclass library and the feedback community. Then it adds what none of them have: graduation, a network of artists and producers, and credit for your work. Start at any level, finish at expert.

  • 64ear tests
  • 12course tracks
  • 112lessons
  • 5years to graduate
  • 2,700studio recordings
  • 52challenges a year

12 course tracks

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  • Compression9 lessons · 3 drills
  • Equalization11 lessons · 4 drills
  • Harmonics8 lessons · 3 drills
  • Room acoustics10 lessons · 2 drills
  • Psychoacoustics9 lessons · 2 drills
  • Stereo imaging8 lessons · 4 drills
  • Reverb and delay10 lessons · 4 drills
  • Gain staging7 lessons · 3 drills
  • Vocal production12 lessons · 3 drills
  • Mix translation8 lessons · 2 drills
  • Mastering11 lessons · 3 drills
  • The business of mixing9 lessons

Everything included

  • Ear Training Lab64 tests, randomized every time, 10 levels each.
  • Course library12 tracks and 112 lessons on the physics, circuits and craft.
  • Graduation pathFreshman to Graduate, with finals, honors and a diploma.
  • AI Mix ReviewUpload a mix, get a report on balance, loudness, width and dynamics.
  • Pro feedbackMonthly notes on your mix from a working engineer.
  • Weekly challengesSame song, every member, ranked by the community.
  • ConnectSwipe to match with artists, beatmakers and vocalists.
  • Gig boardPaid mixing work posted by artists, open to graduates.
  • Session libraryMultitracks to practice on, from rap to rock.
  • Creator masterclassesLive sessions with YouTube's best mixing educators.
  • Community forumAsk, share and get feedback from people doing it.
  • Verified diplomaA public link anyone can check before they hire you.

Bought separately, per year

  • An ear-training appabout $119
  • A masterclass video libraryabout $289
  • A mix feedback communityabout $199

Totalabout $600

UniVerseCity Pro, per year

$190

All of it, plus graduation, Connect and paid work.

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Spotlight

The people behind the records, finally seen.

Most listeners never learn who mixed the songs they love. Here, every engineer gets a public profile with their credits, their graduation and their sound, so artists know exactly who to call.

Dev Kapoor at a mixing consoleEngineer of the week

Example profile

Dev Kapoor

Mix engineer · London

Graduate, Class of 2027, with Honors

Mix credits

  • Night DriveMaya Okafor · R&B
  • Gold RushSofia Reyes · Alt-pop
  • NorthsideLéo Tremblay feat. Maya Okafor · Hip-hop

  • Public mix credits

    List every song you mixed, with the artist and a link to hear it.

  • Verified ear scores

    Your tested skills sit next to your credits, so artists see proof, not claims.

  • Engineer of the week

    One graduate featured on the homepage and across our channels every week.

Coming soon

The Mix Room podcast

The stories behind the greatest mixes, told by the engineers who made them.

Know more than anyone in the room.

Not presets. Not beginner tips. The techniques behind award-winning records: the physics, the circuits and the decisions, taught by working engineers and tested by ear.

Rack of vintage-style compressors lit in violet and magenta

Compression, from the circuit up.

  1. FETFast, aggressive and colored. Why it makes vocals and drums bite.
  2. OpticalA light-driven release that breathes. Why opto feels musical on vocals.
  3. VCAPrecise and punchy. The bus compressor that glues a mix together.
  4. Variable-muTube gain reduction that thickens the sound as it works harder.
  5. Digital look-aheadTransparent control, and when it removes the life from a track.

9 lessons · 3 ear drills · 1 exam

And 8 more tracks
  • Psychoacoustics
  • Stereo imaging
  • Reverb and delay
  • Gain staging
  • Vocal production
  • Mix translation
  • Mastering
  • The business of mixing
Explore all 12 tracks

The most complete ear training in the world.

64 tests across 10 disciplines, with real music and real gear, randomized every time. Try one right now.

Level 3 of 10 · Octave bandsStreak 0

Find the boost.

One band of this groove is boosted by 10 dB. Flip between flat and boosted, then name the band.

Press play, then flip between Flat and Boosted.

Take the free level test

Inside one test

One of 64: Compressor ID.

This is what goes into a single test, and why it trains your ears instead of just quizzing them.

Compressor ID · Level 1 of 10Streak 0

Fast attack or slow?

Heavy compression on the drum bus. Listen to the first moment of each hit.

Press play, flip between Compressed and Dry, then answer.

180studio renders
5 compressor types × 12 sources × 3 amounts, printed through real units and plugins.
-18LUFS, every version
Loudness matched, so you can never answer by picking the louder one.
10levels
From heavy compression on solo drums to 2 dB on a full mix, in 8 seconds.
1final for Junior year
Compressor ID counts toward graduation.
  1. LV 1Fast or slow attack, heavy compression, solo drums
  2. LV 4Name the type: FET or optical, 6 dB of reduction
  3. LV 7Five types, 3 dB of reduction, full mix
  4. LV 10Five types, 2 dB, 8 seconds to answer

Graduation

From Freshman to Graduate.

UniVerseCity is a university for your ears. Every year ends with timed finals, every class graduates together, and your diploma is public proof of what you can hear.

  1. Year 1FreshmanPass the entry examUnlocks Connect profile and weekly challenges
  2. Year 2Sophomore3 core finals: frequency, dynamics, levelUnlocks Your year on your profile, AI Mix Review
  3. Year 3Junior6 finals and one reviewed mixUnlocks Access to the gig board
  4. Year 4Senior9 finals and a thesis mix reviewed by facultyUnlocks Featured in Connect search
  5. GraduationGraduateAll 12 finals, a portfolio and a live review panelUnlocks Diploma, commencement, alumni network
Graduate with honorsFor the top 10% of finals scores in each class.
ValedictorianThe top score of each class, featured on the homepage and mentored by a guest engineer.

UniVerseCity

This certifies that

Your name here

has passed every final of the

Graduate Program in Mix Engineering

with Honors

Dean of FacultyCommencement speaker

Class of 2027 · verified diploma

Graduates throwing their caps in a venue lit in violet and magenta
Commencement, twice a year.Each class walks a live online stage. Guest engineers from YouTube give the speech and sign the honors diplomas.

Connect

Your next collab is one swipe away.

Build a profile with your role, your sound and what you need. We show you artists, beatmakers, vocalists and engineers who fit, near you or anywhere.

Role
Vocalist, beatmaker, producer, engineer
Sound
R&B, hip-hop, pop, electronic
Looking for
A mixer, a vocalist, a co-writer
Offering
Vocals, beats, mixing, mastering
Timeline
This week, this month, flexible
Create your profile

Dev Kapoor

Mix engineer · London · Chief Engineer rank

  • Pop
  • Afrobeats

Looking for Artists who want radio-ready mixes

Offers Mixing and stem mastering

Léo Tremblay

Beatmaker · Montréal

  • Hip-hop
  • Lo-fi

Looking for A vocalist and a mixer for a beat tape

Offers Drums, samples and arrangement

Maya Okafor

Vocalist · Toronto

  • R&B
  • Neo-soul

Looking for A mix engineer for a 6-track EP

Offers Toplines and harmonies

Drag the card, or use the buttons.

Learn from the people doing it.

Deep technical articles from working engineers, and a forum where your mix gets real feedback.

A car at night parked outside a glowing studio

Mixing · Translation

Why your mix sounds huge in the studio and small in the car

Dev Kapoor, Chief Engineer · 12 min read

  • Dynamics

    An optical compressor is slow on purpose

    What the light cell is really doing, and how to hear it.

  • Room acoustics

    Mixing in an untreated room: what you can trust

    Five checks that keep your low end honest.

  • Technique

    Parallel compression, explained by ear

    Density without losing the punch.

  • Philosophy

    Balance before plugins

    Why the fastest mixers touch the faders first.

From the forum

  • Low endKick and 808 fighting in my trap mix. Feedback?
  • Ear trainingBest way to train for third-octave frequency ID?
  • CollabsLooking for a vocalist for a neo-soul EP in Montréal
Read the journal

Get certified. Get hired. Get paid.

  • A diploma that proves it

    Every graduate gets a verified diploma with a public link anyone can check.

  • A portfolio that proves it

    Post before and after mixes on your profile so artists hear the difference.

  • Paid work

    Artists find and hire you through Connect. You set your own rates.

See how graduation works

Membership

Everything above. One monthly price.

Free

Get started

$0forever

  • Daily drills in 3 disciplines
  • Intro lesson in every track
  • Connect profile, 5 swipes a day
  • Journal and forum
  • Freshman year

Pro

Recommended

Go further

$19per month

  • Every track and every lesson
  • Full drill library and finals up to Senior year
  • Unlimited swipes and messages
  • Weekly mix challenges
  • 4 AI Mix Reviews a month

Elite

Go all the way

$39per month

  • Everything in Pro
  • Graduation, honors and diploma
  • Unlimited AI Mix Reviews
  • Featured profile in Connect
  • Monthly feedback from a pro

The engineer you aspire to be starts today.

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